AP French Test Information

AP Test Format

Exam: Tues. May 12, 2015-afternoon

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The 6 AP themes: (les 6 thèmes AP)

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Thème 1 Les défis mondiaux Contextes La tolérance L’économie L’environnement La santé Les droits de l’être humain L’alimentation La paix et la guerre	Thème 2 La science et la technologie Contextes Les découvertes et les inventions La recherche et ses nouvelles frontières Les nouveaux moyens de communication L’avenir de la technologie La propriété intellectuelle La technologie et ses effets sur la société Les choix moraux
Thème 3: La vie contemporaine Contextes La publicité et le marketing L’éducation et l’enseignement Les fêtes Le logement Les loisirs et le sport Le monde du travail Les rites de passage Les voyages	Thème 4: La quête de soi Contextes L’aliénation et l’assimilation Les croyances et les systèmes de valeurs La langue et l’identité Le nationalisme et le patriotisme La sexualité Le pluriculturalisme
Thème 5: La famille et la communauté Contextes Les rapports sociaux L’enfance et l’adolescence Les coutumes et les fêtes La famille L’amitié et l’amour La citoyenneté	Thème 6: L’esthétique Contextes Le patrimoine L’architecture Le beau Les arts littéraires Les arts visuels La musique Les arts du spectacle

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ap central - about the exam

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Section		Number of Questions	Percent of Final Score	Time
Section I: Multiple Choice				Approx. 95 minutes
Part A	Interpretive Communication: Print Texts	30 questions	50%	Approx. 40 minutes
Part B Part C	Interpretive Communication: Print and Audio Texts (combined)	35 questions		Approx. 55 minutes
	Interpretive Communication: Audio Texts
Section II: Free Response				Approx. 85 minutes
Interpersonal Writing: E-mail Reply		1 prompt	50%	15 minutes
Presentational Writing: Persuasive Essay		1 prompt		Approx. 55 minutes
Interpersonal Speaking: Conversation		5 prompts		20 seconds for each response
Presentational Speaking: Cultural comparison		1 prompt		2 minutes to respond

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Tips for the persuasive essay:

The persuasive essay has to have an introduction, treat the opposing views of the two sources of information, and give the student's personal opinion, then conclude.One should use "on" in the AP essay where a student will read + listen + view a neutral graph. (thèse + antithèse + synthèse)
5 paragraphs are a goal. What is sure is that students must present different viewpoints (including reference to viewpoints in the sources provided) and then defend their own opinion. How they organize their essay may well be in 5 paragraphs but not necessarily. Students must cite all three sources in their essay.

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The persuasive essay- TIPS
1) All three sources are clearly referenced using verbal strategies such as "d'après la seconde source...". Allusions and just stating the name of the person who talked is not sufficient.
2) Our students will need a) to demonstrate understanding of what was written and said, b) to say why it is important in order to support their argument and c) to provide justification, or an extension as to how their supporting details promote or impede the topic of the argument. In other words, "what is the difference that the example will make" in the argument.
3) Rich language, a variety of sentence structures and complex sentences: relative pronouns EX: ceux, auquel, ce dont and gerunds.
4) Students should write on the same level of complexity as the sources. -James O'Donnell.

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The email response-TIPS (E-mail : Courriel : mél : mail : basic details)

Directions: You will write a reply to an email message. You have 15 minutes to read the message and write your reply. Your reply should include a greeting and a closing and should respond to the two questions and requests in the message. In your reply, you must also ask one questions for more details about something mentioned in the message. Also, you should use a formal form of address.

1. The students will have 15 minutes to write the response to the email - This is not an essay!
2. It must be FORMAL!! VOUS and formal register and tone. POLITE
3. Students must answer two questions
4. Students must also ask one question before ending the email.
5. The mail is organized and clear.
6. At the end they should use a formal closure

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